Temporary Luna, Permanent Heartbreak - Chapter 46: Chapter 46

It was Celeste.
Seeing Celeste, Sterling's face turned gloomy. "Why are you here?"
"I..."
"I'll deal with it."
Tonight, he had no patience. Before Celeste finished speaking, Sterling withdrew his hand and strode away.
In a secluded place, I displayed my attire for the day with a sense of speechlessness.
Freya forced me to wear this outfit.
She said that she wanted to use this innocent image to depict the desire for protection of all the young Alphas present and find an Alpha who genuinely wanted to protect me.
Of course, Lucas knew very well about his mate's many tricks. He smiled helplessly, "Where is she and Lyra?"
"They should be coming soon."
Just as I finished speaking, Freya and Lyra appeared at the end of the corridor.
Seeing Lucas, Lyra's eyes lit up with surprise and joy.
"Call him Uncle Lucas," I quickly said.
Lyra eagerly stepped forward and held Lucas' hand, "Daddy, hello!"
I: "..."
Perhaps Lucas didn't expect that Lyra would call him daddy, so he stood still in shock.
Only Freya covered her mouth, revealing a satisfied smile, "Sure, calling him daddy is fine too."
Currently, Freya was Lyra's godmother, and Lucas was her godfather.
Freya's words were not wrong, and Lyra also felt that it was not wrong to call him that.
"Daddy, I want to play over there!" She pointed to the bright light ahead.
Lucas was also very fond of Lyra, he bent down and picked her up, "Sure, let's go over there to play."
I: "..."
Seeing Lyra successfully led away by Freya and getting lost in the crowd, I felt a headache.
I intended to follow, but when I turned back, I saw Sterling standing next to me.
At this moment, Sterling's face was serious and stern, his gaze piercing into my eyes, "Is this how you educate your pup? Calling every Alpha you meet 'daddy'?"
He remembered clearly that last time Lyra called Dante and referred to him as 'daddy.'
He had no intention of following me to see how I would enjoy myself with other Alphas.
In fact, he was just handling the wound on his hand when he unintentionally witnessed this scene.
"Your misunderstanding." Though my tone wasn't good, I instinctively explained, "Lyra is just..."
This harsh conversation was immediately interrupted.
"You may indulge in depravity as much as you like, but do not drag the pup into it."
I suddenly woke up.
He had never trusted me, what's the use of explaining so much?
I was really used to being a "slave" in the Ashford pack.
A mocking smile appeared on my face, "Don't you know why Lyra wants to call everyone 'daddy'?"
"Because you never allowed her to call you 'daddy'. She is just like any other pup. She wants to have her own father, so she considers any Alpha who treats her well as her father."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Have I ever not allowed her to call me daddy!"
Creating such meaningless stories, Sterling even more contemptuously looked down on me.
My smile became desolate, "Have you forgotten? When Lyra ran up to call you daddy, what did you say?"
Due to a blood infection after birth, Lyra's development was slower than other pups. It wasn't until she was over two years old that she started speaking.
When she clearly called him "daddy," I knew how happy she was, so I hugged Lyra and went to find Sterling.
However, Lyra didn't receive any praise or encouragement when she called him "daddy."
On the contrary.
He showed extreme hatred towards Lyra and told her, "Go away!"
Perhaps this memory was too deep, and since then, Lyra became fearful and never dared to call him daddy again whenever she met Sterling.
Until that time when she was bullied in academy and was so frightened that she called out "Daddy" to Sterling.
That was all in the past, but looking back now, I still couldn't help feeling guilty towards Lyra, and it saddened me.
After I mentioned this story, Sterling vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a broken piece.
At that time, the only thing he hated was me, and he didn't pay attention to what Lyra said.
"It's not good for the pup to call others daddy, but Sterling, please reconsider your thoughts. Since Lyra is not allowed to call you, don't stop her from calling others!"
Suppressing my sorrow, I spoke seriously.
Having said what I wanted to say, I didn't want to delay for another second and chased after the direction Freya had left.
Behind, Sterling's palms were covered in blood, but he didn't feel any pain.
As if his heart had turned to stone.
Numb.
He couldn't breathe.
Freya played with Lyra under the lights for a while, then Lucas pulled her away to another area to continue the "pack training."
Ignoring the live stream footage where Freya always appeared with an imposing aura and exclaimed, "Buy it, follow me!" and attracted many fans to purchase products, in front of Lucas, she looked like a well-behaved, soft omega.
Finally, I didn't need to participate in Freya's activities anymore. I lightly shook my head and let out a sigh of relief.
I didn't care about these business gatherings, and once the two left, I also didn't want to stay any longer. I bent down, held Lyra in my arms, and walked outside.
Lyra had been happily playing with Freya before they arrived, but now her eyes were drooping with sleepiness. She could only take a few steps before leaning against my shoulder and falling fast asleep.
I lovingly patted my pup's head and quickly walked to the parking lot.
However, not far from there, I saw Sterling standing on the side of the road.
Perhaps he was also about to leave.
Pretending not to notice, I turned my head in the opposite direction.
But Sterling walked past, "I'll take the two of you home."